Marco Rubio: “In the last year and a half, the last 18 months, the Houthis…”

“I'm wondering how long will this campaign last and will it involve great ground forces? Well, first of all, the problem here is that this is a very important shipping lane. And In the last year and a half, the last 18 months, the Houthis have struck or attacked 174 naval vessels of the United States, attacking the US Navy directly 174 times and 145 times they've attacked commercial shipping. So we basically have a band of pirates, you know, with guided precision anti ship weaponry and exacting atoll system in one of the most important shipping lanes in the world.” (00:31–00:45)

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